Fare-box.



J. F. OHMER.

FARE BOX. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 21, m4.

Patented May 9, 1916.

2 SHEETSSHEET I.

mum PLANOGRAPH co WASH n J. F. OHMER.

FARE BOX.

APPLICATION man SEPT.2I, 1914.

Patented May 9, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 I 5114444501 A 56am) 1 UNITED STATES;

JOHN F. OHMER, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO- OHMER, FARE REGISTER COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

FARE-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 9, 1916.

Application filed September 21, 1914. Serial N 0. 862,688.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN F. OHMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton,'in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fare-Boxes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying'drawingsfand to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Thisinvention relates to new and useful improvements in fare collectio'n boxes ofthe type shown and described in the-patent of Henry F. Fefell, dated June 8, 1915, No. 1,142,244. i 1

The presentimprovements comprise means for safeguarding the structure from breakage in the operation thereof and from'unauthorized manipulation. r I The objects of the invention are several: first, to provide means whereby the" pawl which closes the lid'of the removable fare receptacle is" protected fromzbeing broken or damaged when the said receptacle'is being inserted within the casing; second, to provide means for preventing anelement of thelo'ck for the bottomof the casing becoming injured when the removable fare'recep tacle is being withdrawn from said casing; and third to provide means toprevent the removable fare receptacle being entirely inserted when said fare receptacle is locked. This means also prevents the receptacle- :clo's'ing means becoming damaged when said receptacle is inserted in the casing in a closed position, and also holds the lid ofsai'dfare receptaele open. 5?:

eferring to the accompanying drawings, Figurel is a front elevation of improved fare-collection bo'x p arts being broken away is a section on theline 2'2'of Fig. 1; Fig.3 is'asection on the line 33 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a'section on the line 4'4 of Fig.5; Fig.5 is a section on the line 5-5 ofFig. 4; 'Fig. 6' is a'section on'theline 6 6 of Fig. 3; Fig. 7 is an elevation ofthe-lower, portion of the fare box showing the fare receptacle in the 'act of being .removed from the casing; fFig. 8'is a perspective view of the'receptacle- 'fand' Fig. 9"is 'a perspective view of one of the locking members of the fare receptacle lid.

Throughout the specification and drawings, 1 represents an upright cylinder or casing which may be mounted on any desirable form of standard (not shown) in a suitable position atthe entrance of a car. Mounted on the top of said cylinder 1 is a band or ring 2 in which the ends of a shaft 3 are'journaled and on which shaft is mounted a tilting table 4 which is tilted to an open or closed position by a lever .5 mounted on one end of the shaft 3 on the outside of the cylinder 1. (See Fig. 1). The table 4 is under the influence of a spring 6 while a stop 7 is provided at a suitable point to hold said table in a horizontal or closed position against the tension of said spring. 7 The ring 2 is attached to the cylinder 1 by means of a ring 2". The attachment of the ring 2 is such that it cannot be detached from the outside. The fares, either paper or money, fall upon said table 4 as they are deposited through an initial receiver of any well known type, such as the following :Mounted on the ring 2 is a glass cylinder 8 through which the deposited fares maybe viewed on the 'table4. On the upper end of the cylinder 8 is a mouth piece 9 provided with an opening 10 into which the fares are dropped.

The receiver is provided with a series of deflecting or guide plates 11 which are well known and instrumental in preventing the subsequent withdrawal or removal of the" insaid 'rcceiver' and have been viewedby the conductor to' ascertain their genumene'ss,

' they'may bedeposited in the finaldeposito'ry consisting o'f'the removable receptacle 13 bethe table 4. "The removable receptacle 13 is cylindrical and fits'snugly in the bottom of the cylindrical casing 1. The said'receptacle 13 is provided with a' bottom 14 and a lid 15, said lid being pivotally mounted on a shaft 16 mountedin the sides of said receptacle.

The lid 15 is provided with a spring-lock 117 which, coiiperates with aflug 18, on -the interior'ofsaid receptacle inlocking the -lid "low'the table 4 byactu'ating lever- 5 to tilt 15' is further provided with a spring 19- which exerts an influence to openand to hold said lid in an open position. A stop 19 (Figs. 3

lid is further provided with a ratchet disk 20 having a shoulder 21; and mounted on the shaft 16. The disk 20 moves at all times with the lid 15 and is secured to said lid through the agency of a pin 22 which extends through the lid and the hub23 of the disk (see Fig. 5). The shoulder 21 of the disk 20 is adapted to be engaged by the nose 24 of a pawl 25, pivoted at 26 to a bracket 27 and provided witha spring 28. The bracket 27 is secured tothe inner side of the casing 1. The receptacle 13 isheld and supported within the casing by a bottom 30 hinged at 31 and providedwith a locking lug 32 which cooperates with a keylock 33 to lock said bottom.

In order to prevent the receptacle 13 from engaging the locking lug 32 when the receptacle 13 is being withdrawn from the casing 1, the hinged bottom 30 is provided with a cam-lug .30 adapted to be cammed by the receptacle 13 to move the lug32 out of the path of the said receptacle 13. In order to aline the receptacle 13 so that the nose 24 of the pawl 25 will enter the opening 29 in the lid 15 when the said receptacle is placed in the casing 1, the said receptacle is provided with a lug orprojection 34 on the outer side thereof-adapted to enter an elongated slot 35 in the lower side of the a sL he-l ng ijthe t. 5 is sufiicient to permitthe complete insertion of the receptacle 13, When the receptacle is inserted in the casing properly, 6. e., with the lug 34 in alinement with the slot .35, the lid 15 approaches the pawl 25 with the opening 29 in said lid in alinement with the pawl. It will beapparent that an insertion of. said receptacle with the lug 34 out -of alinement with the slet 35 will cause saidlug 29 to contact with the bottom of the-casing 1 and thus, the pawl-25 is protected fromany jammi e by'th d 5- e ng h ft ope iing 29 in the lid 15 and-the shape ,ofthe pawl 2 5,.are such thatitheareceptacle will be prevented from novinggto a, position which would allow- .-the; bottomBQ to be closed' unless the said lid is first unlocked, and man elevated position as shown in Fig. 2.. This maybe clearly understood from Fig.4 in which the-broken horizontal line 36 represents the top of the receptacle 13 when in position, with the bottom. 30. :closed. However, to provide a further safeguard spe i g @h ldf and tepn en he plete s en th t s jptesle he the and 6) is provided to limit the' opening movement of said lid, and the said it will also be seen from the dotted or closed position of the lid in Fig.6, that the said 'projection15 is also instrumental in preyenting. the complete. insertion of the receptacle 13 when said lid is locked in a closed position, thereby preventing the locking of the, bottom 30 with the lid closed. 'When the receptacle 13 is withdrawn from the casing 1, the pawl 25 willv rock the lid to a horizontal position at which time it will be locked by the spring-lock 17. The receptacle 13 is, therefore, locked when it iswithdrawn thereby preventing unauthorized persons gaining possession of the contents or fares. The receptacle, therefore, can only be opened by authorized persons or those having possession of a. key to the lock 17, and it cannot be inserted improperly or in any manner to interfere with a successful and practicaloperation-of the device.

To indicate to the auditor of the company, or other person takingcharge of the fares, the number of times the lidof the receptacle has been opened within a given time, and thus informingthe personhaving authority to openthe receptacle 13, whether or not access has been had to ther'eceptacle 13 before it was turned .over to him, a counter 37 is provided. This counter 37' is mounted on the inside of the receptacle 13 by the aid of a bracket38 but is viewable through an opening 39" from the outside of the receptacle. They said counter 37 is connected to the lidl5 by a lever 40 and a link 41. The arrangement is such that the counter 37 will be actuated to the extent of one digit each time the lid .15 is opened. \Vhen the receptacle 13 is delivered to the conductor or is placed within the casing 1, the number indicated by the counter 37 is noted.

When the, receptacle again returned to Y i the proper authority, the number is again noted and, in viewof the fact that it is only necessary .forthe lid :1;5. to be openedonce in the meantime, the counter 37 will register only one more digit if the receptacle 13 has not been opened .by an unauthorizedv person. The receptacles 13 0f all the .fare box es used on a street railway ,systemlare interchangeable,- therefore, in order J to indicate what receptacle13 is within a certain farev box, the receptacles are provided withsuitable indications 42 which. are viewable through a suitable openino43 inthe cylinder 1, and by means of which the removable fare receptacles arekept track-of; l 1 H v g c i ed myi entie LA ca ng have s dtes eetele I we adapted to be inserted and withdrawn from said casing, and a cam lug on said lid adapted to be engaged by the receptacle when the latter is being withdrawn, whereby the lock for said lid is prevented from being broken through the withdrawal of the receptacle from the casing.

2. A casing, a receptacle adapted to be inserted within said casing, said receptacle having a lid, a lock for said lid, a pawl carried by said casing and adapted to close said lid when said receptacle is withdrawn, means cooperating with said pawl, and a projection carried by said casing and adapted to prevent the complete insertion 01 said receptacle when said lid is locked and to thereby prevent injury to said pawl and its cooperative elements, said projection also being adapted to open said lid when said receptacle is inserted within the casing and to thereby place it in a condition to be subsequently closed by said pawl and cooperative elements.

3. In combination, a casing, a money receptacle adapted to be inserted therein and withdrawn therefrom having a pivotal lid, a lock for said lid, a pawl mounted on the casing, a cam mounted on the axis of the lid and cooperating with said pawl to close and lock the lid as the receptacle is being withdrawn from the casing, means for ascertaining the opening of the lid after it has been so closed and locked by the withdrawal of the receptacle, and means on the casing to prevent the complete insertion of the receptacle therein when the lid is in a locked condition whereby the lid-opening devices are safeguarded against breakage in inserting said receptacle.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN F. OHMER.

Witnesses R. J. MoCAR'rY,

MATTHEW SEIBLER.

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